{"id":104,"date":"2007-05-02T21:14:06","date_gmt":"2007-05-03T04:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/strivetoenter.com\/wim\/2007\/05\/02\/1-corinthians-11-and-paul\/"},"modified":"2015-10-19T20:32:57","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T03:32:57","slug":"1-corinthians-11-and-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strivetoenter.com\/wim\/2007\/05\/02\/1-corinthians-11-and-paul\/","title":{"rendered":"1 Corinthians 11 and Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1 Corinthians 11 has been a difficult passage because of several elements that have been hard to interpret.\u00a0 <\/span>Some of the disputed elements are the meaning of \u201chead\u201d\u009d in verse 3, whether head coverings are necessary in verse 5, the woman being the glory of the man in verse 7, the reference to angels in verse 10 and long hair for a man being an issue of shame in verse 14.<\/o><\/p>\n

In this new series of posts, we will be discussing the meanings of the difficult verses and how to understand Paul.<\/o><\/p>\n

The best way that I know how to explain Paul\u2019s method of teaching doctrine is to reference Paul\u2019s own words in Philippians 3:1<\/o><\/p>\n

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Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again<\/span><\/em> is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Paul had a habit of repeating himself so that when we see a word or concept that seems difficult in a verse, we need to look back in the book to see where Paul either originally explained his meaning, or we need to look forward in the book to see where Paul explains what he means.\u00c2 <\/span>If we keep this in mind, Paul is much easier to understand.<\/p>\n

Take for example the reference to the angels in verse 10 of 1 Corinthians 11. <\/span>Now there has been much speculation regarding what Paul meant by saying \u201cbecause of the angels\u201d however we don\u2019t need to speculate because Paul has already told us what he means.\u00c2 <\/span>When Paul says \u201cbecause of the angels\u201d\u009d we can know that he is repeating what he has already said. <\/span>Paul said that repetition is for our safety<\/u>. <\/span>A phrase thrown out without a reference point is not safe.\u00a0 <\/span>Paul is the original \u201cSafety Man\u201d so let\u2019s get started to see how Paul keeps us safe.\u00a0 <\/span>Let\u2019s go back into 1 Corinthians to find out the original reference to angels. <\/span><\/p>\n

When I was first studying 1 Corinthians 11, I decided to work my way back through Paul\u2019s epistle to find out what he meant by referring to the angels.\u00a0 <\/span>There was no other reference to angels in chapter 11 so I went back further. <\/span>There was nothing in chapter 10 or 9 or 8. <\/span>One thing that we have to remember is that when Paul originally wrote the book of 1 Corinthians it did not have chapters and verses. <\/span>Paul was writing a letter to the congregation in <\/st1>Corinth<\/st1> and his entire letter was meant to be read at one time. <\/span>Reading the book this way, it becomes much clearer what Paul meant by the reference to the angels.\u00a0 <\/span>If you keep going back and back you will eventually go back to chapter 6.\u00a0 <\/span>Here Paul said:<\/o><\/p>\n

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1 Corinthians 6:3 <\/span>Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life? <\/o><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Paul had been discussing the problem within the congregation where Christians were taking matters that should have been dealt with among the Christian body and were bringing them into the worldly courts.\u00c2 <\/span>Paul chides the Christians by telling them that the Christian church should be able to judge matters within their own Christian community. <\/span>Paul asks if there isn\u2019t one who had some wisdom to make a judgment. <\/span>Paul then asks them if they are aware that in the next life, they will have the responsibility of judging angels. <\/span>If they are going to judge angels, Paul says, surely they should be able to judge the matters of this life.<\/p>\n

So Paul\u2019s original reference to the angels is about maturity, responsibility and our duty in the next life regarding judging the angels. <\/span>Now let\u2019s take that original reference and go ahead to where Paul repeats himself in 1 Corinthians 11:10. <\/span>The International Standard Version renders it this way:<\/o><\/p>\n

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1 Cor. 11:10<\/st1> This is why a woman should have authority over her own head: because of the angels. <\/o><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The International Standard version along with the KJV, Literal Translation of the Bible, Modern King James Version, Messianic Renewed Covenant Bible, World English Bible, Webster\u2019s Bible, Darby Bible and Douay-Rheims Bible all translate this verse without the additional words \u201csymbol of\u201d\u009d that is not found in the original text.\u00a0 <\/span>Let\u2019s follow this verse from the original text without the addition of uninspired words. <\/o><\/p>\n

Next let\u2019s look at the Greek word for \u201cauthority\u201d.\u00a0 <\/span>The original word is exousia and means \u201cPermission, authority, right, liberty, power to do something\u201d.\u00a0 <\/span>The WordStudy Dictionary says regarding this word,<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs (exousia) denies the presence of a hindrance, it may be used either of the capability or the right to do a certain action.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The word exousia never means that the person themselves is under someone else\u2019s authority. <\/span>Instead it always means that the person has the right, permission or capability to make the decision or do the action.<\/o><\/p>\n

So Paul is saying in verse 10 that the woman should have \u201cthe capablility or the right or the liberty\u201d over her own head (regarding whether she wears a veil or doesn\u2019t wear a veil, whether she cuts her hair or she doesn\u2019t cut her hair); because in the next life she will also be judging the angels. <\/span>Paul is repeating what he has already said in 1 Corinthians 6:3. <\/span>He is saying that in this life we need to learn to make our own mature decisions. <\/span>After all, Paul said, we will be making some very important decisions in the next life because we will be judging angels. <\/span>Since women will also be judging the angels, she should have the right in this life to make the decision about what she does or doesn\u2019t wear on her head.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately when translations add words that are not in the text, they can distort what the scripture actually says. <\/span>Verse 10 does not say that the woman is under someone else\u2019s authority, neither does it say that she must wear a veil. <\/span>It does say that the decision is hers regarding her head. <\/span>It says that the decision over her own head is in her own authority and her own right to act and her own liberty because she too will be judging the angels. <\/span>Does this make sense?<\/p>\n

Next time we will be discussing the meaning of \u201cHead\u201d. <\/span>Once again Paul is repeating himself so that we don\u2019t need to guess what he means. <\/span>Paul tells us in the passage. <\/span>Stay tuned for the next blog entry.<\/o><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1 Corinthians 11 has been a difficult passage because of several elements that have been hard to interpret.\u00a0 Some of the disputed elements are the meaning of \u201chead\u201d\u009d in verse 3, whether head coverings are necessary in verse 5, the woman being the glory of the man in verse 7, the reference to angels in verse 10 and long hair for a man being an issue of shame in verse 14. In this new series of posts, we will be…<\/p>\n

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